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Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi [The Marriage of Mr.
Mississippi], Dürrenmatt’s second comedy after Romulus der
Grosse [Romulus the Great], opened in Munich under Hans
Schweikart’s direction on 26 March 1952. No Swiss theatre was
willing to touch the play, which was considered scandalous and
anti-religious. While the original version perhaps deserved this
criticism, Dürrenmatt toned down the religious satire considerably
in the 1957 revision. The targets of the author’s wit and criticism
are ideologies and the fanatical and dangerous ideologues who
pursue them. Florestan Mississippi is one such, a public prosecutor
whose single mission is to reinstitute Mosaic Law. A second is
Frédéric René Saint-…

15452Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi3Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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